HL: London 2-18 Derry 4-15

Goals from Sé McGuigan and Eoghan Cassidy helped Derry to move 14 points clear of London in the second half of their clash at Ruislip, but the home side finished the game incredibly well, firing 1-8 without reply to reduce the gap to a single goal at the end.

4-15 to 2-18 was the final result in this fixture at McGovern Park.

LONDON: Padraig Buckley; Cillian McSweeney, Ciaran McAuley, Jonathan McCarthy; Leslie Coughlan, Kevin Reid (0-1), Brian Hickey; Damon McMullan (0-1), Dean Corrigan; Kieran Morrissey (1-0), Colin Nelson (0-1), David Nolan (0-10, 5f), Aaron Sheehan (0-1f), Jack Goulding (0-1), Shane Lawless (1-1). SUBS Luke Slyman for B Hickey (11), Stephen Lohan (0-1) for A Sheehan (45), Padraig Muldoon for C McCauley (54), Oisin Royston (0-1) for D Corrigan (58), Sean Lordan for C McSweeney (59)

DERRY: Sean Kelly; Paddy Kelly, Brian Óg McGilligan, Darragh Cartin; Sean Cassidy, Eamon McGill, Conor Kelly (0-1); Eoghan Cassidy (1-2), Paul Cleary (0-2); Thomas Brady (0-1), Cormac O’Doherty (0-8, 5f), Tiarnán McHugh; Odhrán McKeever (1-0), Alan Grant (1-0), Richie Mullan. SUBS: Steafan McCloskey (0-1) for R Mullan (23), Sé McGuigan (1-0) for O McKeever (35+1), Seán Ó Caiside for T McHugh (HT), Charlie Gilmore for P Kelly (58), Bliadhan Glass for T Brady (70)

REF: Thomas Walsh (Waterford)